COVER STORY By Katie Holt
Completed in 2024, the California College of the Arts Campus Expansion in San Francisco features a hybrid structural system of steel framing and mass timber, including glulam beams and CLT panels. Projects like this highlight a growing opportunity for steel erectors to diversify into mass timber installation, where many of the same lifting, sequencing, and structural assembly skills apply.
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TRENDS FASTER SCHEDULES, NEW MATERIALS, AND ADVANCING TECH IN 2026
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Photo Credit: California College of the Arts Campus Expansion, Studio Gang, Arup, Jason O’Rear Photography